User talk:Jasenjq

January 2013
Hello, Jasenjq. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may need to consider our guidance on conflicts of interest.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Bob Re-born (talk) 16:42, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

The information I put on wikipedia in the popular culture section of the Carrie Brown and Salisbury pages does not breach COI because I simply stated a fact - my novel does mention Carrie Brown, for which I did a great deal of research, and it is set in Salisbury (for which I also did a lot of research). I did not add any links to my website or any sites promoting my novel. I simply stated that one fact for each page. If my addition is not acceptable then neither should the comment that Carrie Brown's murder was mentioned in Heather Graham's novel. Jasenjq


 * The issue is that you are promoting your own work, something that we do not find acceptable here. --Bob Re-born (talk) 17:38, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

A fact is a fact, regardless of who writes it. The Carrie Brown page already mentions another author and their book in the popular culture section. My book has as much right to be listed as Heather Graham's book does. My novel is on general release around the world. It is not self-published and I have no need to use wiki to promote it. In fact, my own website has links to wikipedia so my readers can learn more about the historical events depicted in my novel by coming to you. I am driving traffic to you. I would ask that you reconsider your judgement. jasenjq